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| =====Marriage and Legitimacy===== | =====Marriage and Legitimacy===== | ||
| - | Two (or more) people can be legally married no matter their gender or sexuality, provided all parties are eighteen or older. Arranged marriages do take place, but not outside of these limitations. While it is possible to opt out of an arranged marriage, this does not happen very often due to a strong cultural sense of familial duty. | + | Two (or more) people can be legally married no matter their gender or sexuality, provided all parties are eighteen or older. Arranged marriages do take place, but not outside of these limitations. It is possible to opt out of an arranged marriage. The consequences for doing so vary from family to family, but mostly consist of displeased parents. However, this does not happen particularly often due a strong cultural sense of familial duty. |
| Once married, a couple will decide between them which house to officially join (although links to a newlywed’s previous house will almost always be well maintained). The more wealthy or influential house is almost exclusively the one chosen. | Once married, a couple will decide between them which house to officially join (although links to a newlywed’s previous house will almost always be well maintained). The more wealthy or influential house is almost exclusively the one chosen. | ||
| - | Children of any gender can inherit, usually dependent on order of birth. However, when it comes to inheritance, legitimacy is paramount. | + | Children of any gender can inherit, dependent on order of birth.((This is also the case for adopted children.)) However, when it comes to inheritance, legitimacy is paramount. |
| When married partners have a baby - whether by birth or adoption - a state-arranged Legitimacy Ritual will take place. During the ritual, the blood of the child is alchemically mixed with the blood of their parents. It is taboo to perform this ritual on an adult,((Eighteen or above. Performing one on a teenager is perfectly acceptable but may earn you some raised eyebrows.)) as well as considerably more difficult. It is this that makes a child legitimate. | When married partners have a baby - whether by birth or adoption - a state-arranged Legitimacy Ritual will take place. During the ritual, the blood of the child is alchemically mixed with the blood of their parents. It is taboo to perform this ritual on an adult,((Eighteen or above. Performing one on a teenager is perfectly acceptable but may earn you some raised eyebrows.)) as well as considerably more difficult. It is this that makes a child legitimate. | ||
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